Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
By: Elizabeth Preuit and Zach Pignolet
My Topic is...
Our topic is the Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. It was a Civil War battle that took place on April 9th, 1865. What happened was General Robert E. Lee tried to get out of the Union forces to reach the supply depot in Lynchburg. He realized that he wasn't going to win this battle so he surrendered to Ulysses Grant. -EP
Vocabulary:
Surrender- To "Give up" or fore fit and let the opponent win. -EP
Retreat- Withdrawing from a hazardous or unpleasant period -EP
Calvary- Any experience that causes suffering. -EP
Appomattox Courthouse Relates to the Civil War by...
It relates to the Civil War because the Civil War was and still to this day was our bloodiest American battle. Thousands of Americans died just over this battle. The surrender was the end of the Civil War. There was no more North and South, we were the United states again. It also ended slavery. It shows that you can't win at everything, and Lee knew Grant was more powerful. So Lee surrendered to Grant. -EP
5 P. m., April 7th, 1865 GENERAL R. E. LEE, Commanding C. S. A.: The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as of Northern Virginia. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General -EP
"Calvary - Definition of Calvary by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Calvary>. -EP
By: Elizabeth Preuit and Zach Pignolet
My Topic is...
Our topic is the Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. It was a Civil War battle that took place on April 9th, 1865. What happened was General Robert E. Lee tried to get out of the Union forces to reach the supply depot in Lynchburg. He realized that he wasn't going to win this battle so he surrendered to Ulysses Grant. -EP
Vocabulary:
Surrender- To "Give up" or fore fit and let the opponent win. -EP
Retreat- Withdrawing from a hazardous or unpleasant period -EP
Calvary- Any experience that causes suffering. -EP
Appomattox Courthouse Relates to the Civil War by...
It relates to the Civil War because the Civil War was and still to this day was our bloodiest American battle. Thousands of Americans died just over this battle. The surrender was the end of the Civil War. There was no more North and South, we were the United states again. It also ended slavery. It shows that you can't win at everything, and Lee knew Grant was more powerful. So Lee surrendered to Grant. -EP
Other Links to Guide You:
Appomattox Courthouse Virginia -EPCWSAC Battle Summaries: Appomattox Courthouse -EP
Primary Source Document:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMIES OF THE U. S.5 P. m., April 7th, 1865
GENERAL R. E. LEE, Commanding C. S. A.:
The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as of Northern Virginia.
U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General -EP
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Work Cited:
"Battle of Appomattox Court House." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House> -EP
"Calvary - Definition of Calvary by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Calvary>. -EP
Grantlee. Photograph. Google Images. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:civilwarinvirginia.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/grantlee.jpg&imgrefurl=http://civilwarinvirginia.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/april-9-1865-general-robert-e-lee-surrenders-his-confederate-army-to-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-at-the-mclean-house-in-village-of-appomattox-court-house-virginia/&usg=__OVwcOFIHn_FbamYTHrG850ZeUSk=&h=1968&w=1712&sz=1648&hl=en&start=0&sig2=yGapOwAzg5wHFuHyonyBBQ&zoom=1&tbnid=SRp1NIXmr2kXoM:&tbnh=157&tbnw=137&ei=QM3zTdX2CIi3tgeGlNmYBw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dappomattox%2Bcourt%2Bhouse%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1600%26bih%3D673%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=331&vpy=72&dur=1753&hovh=241&hovw=209&tx=89&ty=168&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0&biw=1600&bih=673> -EP
"The Surrender At Appomattox Court House." The American Civil War Home Page. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://www.civilwarhome.com/surrender.htm>.// -EP
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